Archive for May, 2009

Post about legal situation taken down

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

Basil has requested that I take down the previous post regarding the whole ‘legal’ dispute. Personally I think this is a shame as it was interesting and it had interest- I’m sure there will be people in the same position in the future, so it would almost be advice for them. (more…)

Getting options from the database without a Loop

Monday, May 25th, 2009

If you’re ever in need of getting options, whether it’s those on the WordPress Dashboard or ones you’ve created by yourself, WordPress has a very easy, very simple built in function. get_option() gets any option in the database. Say you need to grab the posts to display per page (in the Settings>Reading admin page), you simply put:

<?php echo get_option('posts_per_page'); ?>

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Handy tip for the day!

Links of the Week 1

Sunday, May 24th, 2009

Here are the top articles from this week in my famous RSS feeds (more…)

Integrated Touch Balance

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

ITb or Integrated Touch balance is a method for resolving inner problems that you are not conscious of, but your body is.

Tony Hall

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

Tony Hall’s writings on Effective Time Management Strategies.

is_tree – the function WordPress is missing (one of the many)

Monday, May 11th, 2009

So for a current project I am using pages to create a bi-lingual site. I needed to check which menu to display, as it depended upon what the top level page was- english or french. I searched a bit, and found that there was no is_subpage or is_tree function, so I set out to make my own. How I did it, after the break! (more…)

How to fix broken pagination when using query_posts

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Just a quick tip for today- fixing pagination when using query_posts. The scenario. You’re using WordPress for your entire site, and hav a portfolio page and a testimonials page that both use posts to fill them. That’s all and good, however you’re excluding them from your Blog page using query_posts to modify what comes out of your Loop. You’ve got it working, but when you troubleshoot, you can’t go back a page! Oh no! You Google around and find this page… (more…)

Andreas05 WordPress theme re-released

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

andres05

I originally created this theme way back when I had just started using WordPress- I borrowed Andrew Viklund’s CSS template, and turned it into a WordPress theme. Hah. The code, when I re-opened it to make necessary updates was, needless to say, a nice laugh. How n00bish was it!?Anyway, I have updated the theme to use 2.7, screenshot and more information after the break! (more…)

Adapt Training Solutions Logo

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

Adapt Training Solutions train corporate workplaces in the use of software to create productivity through technology.